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Work starts to revive Sheffield’s Manor Fields Park after fire – BBC
Work has begun to restore Sheffield’s Manor Fields Park after a fire caused significant damage. The project matters because it aims to return an important local green space and wildlife habitat to safe, usable condition for the surrounding community. The pond area was badly damaged in a major arson attack in June 2023. Friends of…
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Community rallies round after park wildfire
A community clean-up has taken place at Manor Fields Park in Sheffield after around a third of the 24-hectare site was destroyed by a wildfire on 13 August. More than 75 residents, local groups and social enterprise members took part in the litter-picking event, reflecting strong local attachment to the park, which sits on the…
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Squirrel Flower Doesn’t Want To Make It Easy
Squirrel Flower, the project of Chicago-based musician Ella O’Connor Williams, has released her fourth album, Say A Prayer To The Gods Of Getting Going. In a new interview with Stereogum, Williams discusses the record’s 11 tracks, which explore themes of solitude, connection and the tension between feeling immortal and confronting human fragility, often through the…
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Rail death questions, Harry and Meghan’s California retreat ends, HK activists convicted
Three separate news threads brought together in this roundup have now reached a settled state. In Hong Kong, the High Court convicted the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, along with former leaders Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, of incitement to subversion after trial, while a fourth defendant, Ho Chun-yan, was convicted on an earlier guilty plea;…
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality
Actress and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has spoken to the BBC about executive producing The Cycle of Love, a new film exploring both romance and caste discrimination in India. She told culture correspondent Noor Nanji she was immediately captivated by the true story at the heart of the project, which she believed deserved to be…
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Don’t tell Nvidia: 56% of you are willing to pay over $600 for your next graphics card… and 19% would spend over $1000 😮
A new PC Gamer reader survey suggests enthusiasts are far more willing to pay premium prices for graphics cards than Nvidia’s public messaging often assumes, with more than half of respondents saying they’d pay over $600 for their next GPU. This challenges the narrative that high-end pricing is purely a response to reluctant consumers, indicating…
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What’s Next For ABC Vs. FCC: Lawsuit Looks To Put Trump Attacks On Trial, But The First Battle May Be About Timing
ABC has sued the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that the regulator’s investigations and license-review actions against the network form part of a Trump administration campaign to punish it for editorial decisions, in violation of the First Amendment. The case could become a significant test of the FCC’s regulatory powers versus free speech protections, though its…
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Guide: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta: Start Times, How to Get Early Access, and What’s Included
Activision and Infinity Ward have confirmed the schedule for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, which will offer players their first hands-on look at the upcoming shooter ahead of launch. The test is being run in two stages, an Early Access phase for those who pre-order the game and a subsequent Open Beta…
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Jaafar Jackson Says ‘Michael’ Sequel Will ‘Give More Insight’ Into Uncle Michael Jackson’s POV About Child Abuse Allegations
Jaafar Jackson, who portrayed his late uncle in the hit biopic Michael, has said the planned sequel will address the child sexual abuse allegations that the first film sidestepped by ending its story in 1987. Speaking to GQ Middle East, he said the follow-up will offer Michael Jackson’s own perspective on claims he described as…
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Socialism surges among Democrats as party leaders reject DSA agenda: ‘Pack of fools’
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has publicly distanced himself from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), rejecting the group’s agenda and policies. His comments come as senior Democratic figures, including strategist James Carville, push back against the socialist wing of the party, even as polling suggests grassroots support for socialism among Democratic voters is rising.…